OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG (repeat ad infinitium)I am so excited. You have no idea how excited I am. I started reading Skulduggery in my early years of high school. I basically grew up alongside Val! And now there will be MOAR Skulduggery!? *high pitched screams of delight*

you have no idea what joy you have brought into my life by writing the Skulduggery Pleasant books and I'm unbelievablyt thankful for that. I've always dreamed of a next book and I cannot believe that my dream is coming true. Thank you so so much! Now I'm startingt to count the days until the book is released - I'm sure it's 100% worth the wait. I cannot believe this! You're absolutely awesome and amazing! A pure god! The god of the writers along queen J.K. Rowling. I just wanted to say thank you for your wonderful books! Joyful greetings from a huge fan from Germany! (I read all your book in English. It's far better than reading them in German!)

Definitely come back to Australia, man! Both in the real world and in the book. Convinced a bunch of girls at uni to read the books and now they can't get enough of it, so it'll be pretty awesome to see their faces light up when i tell them the news.

Cheers so much for this though. I didn't get across how cool it was to meet you in Melbourne a few years ago! If you read this and remember shoving a kangaroo in my face (suppose it happens all the time), just gotta say I got into Engineering/Science in the city like I said I would. Just so you know ;)

I LITERALLY CAN'T EVEN!! Yes! I used that sentence!! These books are my favourite series!! I love, love, LOVE them!!! I'm so happy!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! Thank you, Derek for making something that I love so much even BETTER, which I didn't think was possible! I can't wait!!

I saw the email newsletter notification appear & think my 1st thought was "So TDOTL isn't it?" followed by a shrug or 2 and a dry 'hmph', to be honest. I mean, I'm looking forward to it, and you'll probably find me in the obscenely-long queue-mageddon that is a Bluewater Signing.

Part of me wasn't 'that' surprised that TDOTL wasn't completely it, given its loose interpretation of how one goes about a final book in the series - loose ends are tied up, and new ones aren't created - but maybe I'm just being cynical.

For Season 3 of this comment, I'm going to remind you that SPI was NOT released in Sreleased in Summer '07, nay, it was released in APRIL of that year.

Due to nosediving ratings, exceeding my budget, and the cast wanting to move on to other things, I'm using Season 4 of this comment to wrap my coment up

That nine book thing didn't last long... but its ok. I was sure you weren't going to make more at some point at least... which is good, it gives it an indiana jones feel.

but there were questions that weren't answered, loose ends that were not closed...Derek, you seemed oddly satisfied by it and that made me upset... but I calmed down after a bit, and started to appreciate stories with loose ends and missing answers...

what am I to believe now?

Also I was finally calm I didn't need to have a heart attack every time you posted something in case it was new book related..... what is wrong with me?

I just failed my accounting exam, for a second time. i had 2 minutes left and the last question was one i knew how to do so i raced into trying to figure it out, but i got an answer that wasn't there so i chose randomly, then tried to go back and answer one i hadn't. It kicked me out and i automatically failed. You had to submit and finish. i've never wanted to die so badly before. There is literally no future for me except a waste of space, time and money... My mum's telling me to give up on Uni and get a full-time job. There is no way in hell anyone wants me for one. I can't even get a part-time job nevermind full-time.

There are plenty of things out there for you, it'll be OK. If you're considering quitting uni, perhaps you could check out changing subjects first, but not being able to submit your answers hardly consitutes properly failing anyway, imo - It sucks that it happened that way, but it doesn't make you a failure in any way/shape/form, and it doesn't mean you don't have a chance. Getting a job without qualifying at uni is admittedly getting more and more difficult but it's still quite common to manage. I know you are a talented writer and an artist too. You're intelligent. You're creative. You're young. You're not limited here at all in either choice or time, you've got plenty of both. I'm sorry that today handed you a plate of crap, but it's one in a million and better things will happen, whatever you decide.

I haven't had a job in 8 months though... i'm scrounging off of my parents. I'm almost 19 and they've grounded me again to get this coursework done. Failed my exam and 600 words into my essay for the 5th, my brothers birthday. i've got 1,900 to go and now that i've started, that's going to be a pretty easy figure but i can't write essays for shit i don't see the point in them! i hate the school system even more now because i'm one of the people that's getting fucked over by it. When the fuck am i gonna need accounting? accounting fucking sucks. ;-; If i don't have a good job i can't move out which i realllllllllllllllly want to do, i can't travel, i can't get married i can't have kids. If i don't get a job i will have no life...

Michael: *sees a long trench coat which should cover his tail, hopefully**grabs that too, slipping it on, putting the cap on his head**glances at the counter and tugs the cap low**sprints out the door, a loud "HEY" sounding out behind him*

Michael: *uses his shoulder to break open the fire escape, albeit the wrong way, stumbling into the flats**runs through, going down the stairs quickly**steps off at a random floor, going to a random door**bursts it open with his shoulder, turning and closing the door quickly**breathes heavily, leaning against the door, listening to see if she lost the person*

Tresha: *takes his hand, holding the metal*We'll need to find a blacksmith..

Michael: *pants, staying leant against the door just so he can catch his breath**looks around the luckily empty apartment**quickly moves to the kitchen, looking for somewhere to hide**can hear Al coming*

Michael: *chews his lip, shoving the hat back on**climbs out the window, clutching the sill and sliding the window closed carefully**looks at the drop, maybe 5 stories, but the fire escape is next to him, just a small gap away**pushes off, falling, moving closer to the fire escape**grabs the railing, swinging into the side and crying out, letting go from the shock**lands on his back on the ground, all the wind being knocked out of him**coughs and splutters, whimpering, slowly standing up, stumbling out of the alley*

Michael: *it was quicker!**wears the footsteps on metal and curses**awkwardly half jogs because it's near impossible to run when winded and he has a cracked rib from hitting the fire escape**forces his body into a run, ducking into a tavern, going to the men's room*

Michael: *stares at the cubicle door**she didn't..**looks up, window it is then**stands up, breaking the window with his elbow, knocking all the glass away**grabs the sill, hoping she hasn't got her gun out again*

Michael: *pants, running slower than he usually would**stumbles down the alley way they first went into, groaning**throws his hat further down the alley to make it seem he went that way**climbs into one of those big dumpster things, hiding amongst the rubbish in hopes she won't check there*

and here gentlebeings, we are witnessing the last breaths that blogland is taking. It's been a fun journey but it is more than definitely in its last year of evolution. After this, everything will start rotting and particles will decay slowly, making the amount of comments less and less every day. It's called the heat death.

Fluctuate? God no, this is the death of the blog haha. Just look at the steady decline, and not just in the comments but in the lack of posts too. The only reason there's still posts left to comment on is because the comments have slowed down to almost nothing.

On a side note Fera, have you kept up with Bleach? The ending is so awful it would be hilarious if it wasn't heartbreaking. I wonder if Chad has been fighting statues for ten years :')